Maxims Explained
"A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation." From The Bed of Procrustes by...
Author: Simon
Barges
A coal barge on the Tombigbee Waterway is really eight barges tied together. It is pushed by a tug and makes about five...
Book Read: The Pioneers
The Pioneers By David McCullough I'm sorry to have to say this but this is not McCullough's best book. It has...
Words Seldon Seen: Gloaming
Gloaming Noun: Twilight or Dusk Example: The river was still and dark in the...
Things
"We buy thing we don't need, to impress people we don't like." From The Fight Club as quoted in The Daily Stoic by...
Starvation
"Starvation is a powerful motivator." From The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer...
Ancient Wisdom
"I speak German, English and Hebrew. I don’t even remember learning any of those languages but I still know...
Reparations
Reparations for Slavery Reparation hearings have started again in Washington DC and I think that it is something we...
Book Read: The Aleppo Codex
The Aleppo Codex By Matti Friedman This book is a nonfiction thriller about an ancient book. It is educational and...
Words Seldom Seen: Austenitic
Austenitic Adjective: Having the properties of Austenite a type of Stainless Steel that is not magnetic and has a...
